Secondary schools in Dover
6 secondary schools in Dover, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Dover in figures
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 6 schools in Dover first 729 times for 711 places: 1.03 first choices per place, against 1.05 across the Kent authority's 103 schools. 4 of the 6 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 1.03 miles (St Edmund's Catholic School) to 1.93 miles (Dover Christ Church Academy).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Dover Grammar School for Boys
- Dover Grammar School for Girls
- Duke of York's Royal Military School
- St Edmund's Catholic School
- Astor Secondary School
- Dover Christ Church Academy
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Browse by authority: Kent · compare schools side by side · the map. School data: DfE & Ofsted, Open Government Licence v3.0.